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If you're holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time.


J. K. Rowling

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J.K. ROWLING Why would I go looking for someone I know wants to kill me?
J.K. ROWLING You are — truly your father’s son, Harry. . . .
J.K. ROWLING But some part of him realized, even as he fought to break free from Lupin, that Sirius had never kep...
J.K. ROWLING He's not a child!" said Sirius impatiently.

"He's not an adult either!" said Mrs. Weasley...
J.K. ROWLING You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us?
J.K. ROWLING You don’t understand — there are things worth dying for!
J.K. ROWLING He might have crawled up into the airing cupboard and died, but I mustn't get my hopes up.
J.K. ROWLING Remus Lupin: I am not being ridiculous. Tonks deserves somebody young and whole.
Mr. Weasley: B...
J.K. ROWLING What you fear most of all is-fear.
J.K. ROWLING I was hoping that Neville would assist me with the first stage of the operation,” he said, “and ...
J.K. ROWLING Not at all up to your usual standard, Hermione. Only one out of three, I’m afraid. I have not been...
J.K. ROWLING Loony, Loopy Lupin.
J.K. ROWLING Harry -- yer a wizard.
J.K. ROWLING Sometimes you remind me a lot of James. He called it my 'furry little problem' in company. Many peop...
J.K. ROWLING Well, you're expelling us aren't you?" said Ron.
"Not today, Mr. Weasley."
Snape looked as...
J.K. ROWLING First sign of madness, talking to your own head.
J.K. ROWLING Well, that won’t matter if they turn out to cure seasickness or something, will it?” said Ron, g...
J.K. ROWLING thought it sounded a bit like Percy singing . . . maybe you’ve got to attack him while he’s i...
J.K. ROWLING Well, I can certainly see why we’re trying to keep them alive,” said Malfoy sarcastically. “Wh...
J.K. ROWLING Now, Ron, the Sorting’s much more important than food,” said Nearly Headless Nick as “Madley, ...
J.K. ROWLING Bagman swore loudly. ‘Damn them!’ he said, looking quite distracted,
J.K. ROWLING Malfoy got Hermione!” Ron said. “Look!” He forced Hermione to show Snape her teeth — she was...
J.K. ROWLING I might be seeing you all sooner than you think,” said Charlie, grinning, as he hugged Ginny good-...
J.K. ROWLING Yeah, well, yeh get weirdos in every breed. I’m not sayin’ there isn’t the odd elf who’d tak...
J.K. ROWLING Right little ray of sunshine, aren’t you?” said Ron. “You and Professor Trelawney should get t...
J.K. ROWLING He wrenched the hangings shut around his four-poster, leaving Harry standing there by the door, star...
J.K. ROWLING Ron’s voice now joined the others’. “What are we doing here? Has something gone wrong?” “O...
J.K. ROWLING sporadic howls from the ghoul who lived in the attic.
J.K. ROWLING Bill and Charlie both had their wands out, and were making two battered old tables fly high above th...
J.K. ROWLING Sirius shook his head and said, “She’s got the measure of Crouch better than you have, Ron. If y...
J.K. ROWLING The box filled gradually around them over the next half hour. Mr. Weasley kept shaking hands with pe...
J.K. ROWLING What?” Ron bellowed furiously. “Four? You lousy, biased scumbag, you gave Krum ten!” But Harry...
J.K. ROWLING Don’t you?” said Moody quietly. “It’s very simple, Karkaroff. Someone put Potter’s name in...
J.K. ROWLING He often got sympathy from strangers for being an orphan, but as he listened to Neville’s snores, ...
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